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Book Review
Title: The Poison Season Author: Mara Rutherford
Series: Standalone
No. of Pages: 390
ISBN: 978-1-335-01243-2
Synopsis:
Outsiders are always given a choice: the Forest or the lake. Either way, they're never heard from again.
Leelo has spent her entire life on Endla, coexisting with the bloodthirsty Forest and respecting the poisonous lake that protects her island from outsiders who seek to destroy it. But as much as Leelo cares for her community, she struggles to accept that her younger brother will be exiled by his next birthday, unless he gains the magic of enchanted song so vital to Endla.
When Leelo sees a young outsider on the verge of drowning in the lake, she knows exactly what she's supposed to do. But in a moment that will change everything, Leelo betrays her family, her best friend, and Endla by making an unthinkable choice.
Discovery could lead to devastating consequences for both Leelo and the outsider, Jaren, but as they grow closer, Leelo realizes that not all danger comes from beyond the lake—and they can only survive if Leelo is willing to question the very fabric of her society, her people, and herself.
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What did I think of the book?
The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 of 5 stars I picked this up wanting something different, and with the gorgeous cover, I dived into the world of Endla. At first, the story was really slow going, but as soon as you hit that 50% mark, everything starts to pick up, and I wanted to flip through page after page all day to see what would happen. If anything, in the last 3rd of the book, I felt like I couldn't catch my breath with the amount of revelations and secrets that were brought to light in the story. On one hand, that kind of tension was exciting, but it was also teetering slightly too far over the line into being muddy with the details. Eliminating maybe one or two of the twists could have cleaned it up a little, but that's the only real negative I can say about this book. The romance between Leelo and Jaren was very wholesome and clean, and had my heart aching as I read their scenes. It made for quite a nice contrast with what was going on with the relationships on Endla before the secrets started unraveling, and flowed well into the themes of 'torn between loyalties', your heart or your responsibilities, and carving a path for yourself in life when your world is demanding other things from you. I also enjoyed how this book touched on things like the way generational lies and fear impact the young.
Endla reminds me a bit of the carnivorous island in Life of Pi, but with a fair few differences that in a lot of ways makes it scarier, in my opinion. I quite enjoyed the world building around this, and the author did an awesome job in bringing out a vivid picture of what this island is like in the book. Some of my favorite scenes that show this would be chapter 23, pages 141-142, and chapter 30, page 188.
… The bird cocked its head at Jaren, studying him, and this time when he hummed the tune, he remembered a few more notes than he'd sung before. But his elation was short-lived. One moment the bird was there, innocently watching him, and the next, it was gone. Jaren hadn't seen the long, snaking root rise up from the ground and wrap silently around the bird's leg until it was too late. He stood, horrified, but the only sign that the bird had ever been there at all was a few shiny feathers, drifting slowly to the Forest floor. Jaren backed up to the shack and crawled inside, closing the door firmly behind him. - page 141-142
These scenes are layered into more "innocent" ones, where the characters are unsuspecting or minding their own business, so it kind of catches you off-guard when something like the above quote happens. It was like a constant reminder to not forget the nature of this island the characters are on, which when I was really immersed into the story, gave me absolute chills.
Favorite character/s: I don't have a particular favorite, but I admire the character development in Leelo as she goes from being constantly controlled by her family, people, and her home, to finding her own self and strength by the end of the story. Same for her mother as well, when she finally stood up to her sister in the end, and put her daughter before everyone else's lies.
What drew me to this book? The title of the book, it sparked my curiosity immediately.
Stars: Easy 4 out of 5 stars, a wonderful read.
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The only thing I remember is killing people. You say I'm someone who saves people. I won't kill you — but I don't believe you either. Do you think I'm a fool? You're not a fool. Mysterious Lotus Casebook (2023) | Ep. 20
#mysterious lotus casebook#莲花楼#li lianhua#di feisheng#cheng yi#xiao shunyao#cdrama#cdramaedit#cdramasource#asiandramasource#mlcedit#*gifs:mine#the fact that this is one of the rare occasions that li lianhua is actually being honest#because di feisheng ///did/// try to save him#(he didn't succeed but... semantics. *li lianhua voice* it doesn't matter. also — not too important.)#at the same time he's employing the honesty in the middle of taking advantage of his memory loss to get him to do his bidding#this man is unbelievable.#BUT what's even more unbelievable is that despite the manipulation#his smile at the end is 100% sincere.#and it says i know you; you know me#you see — we're a matching set#you have me written in your palm; i have you running in my veins#i know we all like to joke that li lianhua physically cannot stop himself from telling lies every time he opens his mouth#but actually sometimes#even when he's telling lies#he cannot help but be genuine#and every time i think about it too much i want to run into traffic
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"Someone's last words" - minicomic, post-RoP
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NIKI NIHACHU DUMP!!
#generation loss#generation loss spoilers#ranboo generation loss#ranboo#niki#nihachu#niki nihachu#genloss#gen loss#sneegsnag#generation loss warehouse#showfall media#slimecicle#charlie slimecicle#eyo its li
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Y’know what would be nice?
If that the series ended off with Knuckles returning home to Sonic, Tails and Maddie, and (after the rapid fire of questions and scolding for running away which is most likely prone to happen lol) begins to tell them about how he realised he isn’t living with them just to fulfil a vow of protecting the M.E anymore, but rather because he finally found his home
He explains how he finally understands the definition of “home” and what makes one
And if it’s anywhere he is most at home (since losing his tribe), it’s in the small town of Green Hills, with the Wachowski family, because with them is where his place of belonging lies…they are his home, and always were from the moment they took him in
Yeah, I think that would be nice
#*cue wholesome family moment*#sorry if this sounds corny I’m terrible at putting my thoughts into words ;—;#I just thought that since the loss of his tribe he lost his sense of belonging#he lost his home#and for him to finally figure out where his new home lies#which turns out to be the place where he said he only stayed just to guard a shiny magical rock#idk it’s touching to me#and I think that now he knows he’s able to enjoy life in new ways#sez says#knuckles#knuckles 2024#knuckles series#knuckles tv show#knuckles series spoilers#knuckles spoilers#sonic the hedgehog#miles tails prower#knuckles the echidna#sonic wachowski#tails wachowski#knuckles wachowski#maddie wachowski#wachowski family#sth#sonic movie#movie sonic#movie tails#movie knuckles#scu#sonic cinematic universe
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#video#my art#meme redraw#“I am at a loss for words” lies. he is lying. he has many words to yell#leprecon#leprecon bonus content#artemis fowl#julius root#holly short#leprecon memes
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Happy PRIDE month to PDL's butch protagonists and their femme wives
[Start ID: From left to right, official art of Qi Yan/Qiyan Agula, Nangong Jingnu, Lin Wanyue and Li Xian from baihe novels "泾渭情殇/Clear and Muddy Loss of Love" and "女将军和长公主/Female General and Eldest Princess" by author 请君莫笑/Please Don't Laugh. Art credit to @/meltesh28 and @/piojooojo. End ID.]
#jwqs#jing wei qing shang#clear and muddy loss of love#jwwj#jing wei wu jian#two adamant hearts#fgep#female general and eldest princess#pdl#please don't laugh#qing jun mo xiao#qjmx#qi yan#qiyan agula#nangong jingnu#li xian#baihe#chinese gl#qijing#yuexian
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oh GL!niki n GL!ranbbo ily
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Suletta saying love me. love me please. I’ll do anything. I’ll kill for you, I’ll listen to you, I love you. love me and let me stay. vs Miorine going hate me. hate me. I need you to hate me because I love you. I need you to run away, to stop loving me, to be safe. hate me and it will be worth it in the end. hate me and leave. (Suletta saying love me, please love me, please don’t leave me)
#sorry. the brainworms.#it's just abt the miscommunication yes but it's not really a misunderstanding.#they both want to protect each other So goddamn much BECAUSE of their past losses and/or fears and it's those fears that keep them from#meeting in the middle. prospera has raised suletta in such a way that she believes her only worth is what other people make of her. miorine#has grown up to believe that her worth is based on herself. so this disparity comes from suletta going Please see me like I see you and#miorine responding with Please believe in yourself like I believe in myself.#and therein lies the issue: neither of them are Correct but that's the difference in how they've navigated their lives. it's just. so#convoluted and fucked up and it's Interesting.......... anyway. I'm normal#mobile suit gundam the witch from mercury#g witch#miorine rembran#suletta mercury#sulemio#smokey speaks#500
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I need to ask, png or jpg?
png always
dont ask me why though i have no idea if it's actually better quality i've just been doing it this way for years.....
i have heard that high quality jpgs or tiffs are better for printed art so i may try that next time i get prints done and see how it goes🤔
#kai talks#someone told me png is better clarity/less loss but they may have lied to me (i forgive them)
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thank you for listening to me . some things are hard to say out loud but you make it easier.
#relationship#books and reading#booklr#artists on tumblr#aesthetic#writers and poets#love#writers#writers on tumblr#art#i hate this#i hate it#ughhhh#why#honestly#lies and the lying liars who tell them#feelings#emotions#loss#emotional#im hurtin#hurtquotes#relatable quotes#sad memes#adulthood#crush#gf#queer#this is what makes us girls#women
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My partner’s family has been bragging about this win. Cousins we thought supported us gladly telling us they voted trump and we should still be close despite it.
I keep apologizing. I keep telling myself if I wasn’t trans, maybe she would feel the need to cut so many ties with people she loved growing up. I can’t escape this feeling that it’s my fault she keeps losing family members.
I know it’s not true. I know she’d be gay and disabled even if I wasn’t trans. But it’s still me. I’m the fucking queer point of contention. I introduced her to the queer community.
Now my partner is effectively an only child and I can’t stop thinking that that’s my fault.
#trans#transgender#queer#trans fem#lgbtq#trans woman#lesbian#election#having a really hard time with dealing with this mentally#I can put up with another 4 years of trump I think. it’ll be horrid#but we did it once before#What’s really upsetting to me is the loss of family#the ones who tell me they’re fine with me being trans and then vote for trump#telling me they’re still allies#they still love me#I’m so tired of those lies#I’m so tired of them telling me I’m obligated to believe their support#while they spit in my face and the face of my trans siblings#idk what to do
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My Lies of P experience, part A
#my art#lies of p#lies of p spoilers#cw: mentions pet loss#Not implying Zelda is inferior to LoP#A story's value is not determined by how much the characters suffer#But I will say P is my favorite character ever aside from my own
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2021 vs 2024 and I'm wondering why. We've NEVER seen her rewear anything memorable let alone a formal gown. Why now? It's obviously been tailored (shockingly) to her new much smaller Ozempic body...
#ozempic#weight loss drugs#royalty is not celebrity#merch your royalty#just call me harry#using your office for personal gain#can't buy credibility#lies and the lying liars who tell them#unsussexful#grifters gonna grift#surrogacy isn't a crime but lying is#irs audit Archewell#meghan markle is a bully#meghan markle is a liar
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he should have been at the club
#I LIED PUT YOUR CLOTHES BACK ON we're gonna talk about how jakurai's depression and how he grew up too fast#which ironically led him to miss out on several cornerstones of becoming adult#and that he took on the responsibility of a child when he's probably never even had his first kiss yet#and how he has spent more time mourning the loss of friendships compared to his time having friends#actually maybe he shouldn't be at the club his alcohol tolerance is kinda.#hypmic#hypnosis mic#jinguji jakurai#jakurai jinguji
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It's been said before a dozen ways but I still can't get over how stuck Di Feisheng and Li Lianhua are. Di Feisheng has been stuck fighting and surviving since the moment he was taken into Di manor. Li Lianhua has been stuck keeping himself unknowable, unreachable ever since he blamed himself for his brother's death and so much more. They are both people who clawed their way out of awful, hopeless situations by defining for themselves who exactly they wanted to be. Di Feisheng had decided long before the Donghai battle that he will be a man who cannot be used by others by becoming the strongest. In the aftermath of the battle, Li Xiangyi had to face that he never quite found his purpose, and finds it in keeping his distance from everyone else, enjoying the little things of life on the way to atoning for his past mistakes. So many thing challenge their perception of the world and themselves in this story, but they can't just change immediately. Their inflexibly strong sense of self is the thing that helps them live, but also the thing they can't let go of. Li Lianhua is as much a survivor as Di Feisheng is and Di Feisheng is as stuck as Li Lianhua is. Li Lianhua was always going to atone and leave, and Di Feisheng was always going to wait for a promised fight.
#fdb also comes into this in a fascinating way#he's learning his limits and strengths all the time in the story. he picks a life with llh because he wants it not because he should.#It's a terrifying thing to let your heart decide who you want to be and fdb is kind stubborn brave and patient enough to keep doing it.#does he come out of the loss at the end or does it becomes the tragedy that leaves him stuck as well?#anyways this is all 2am rambling excuse me#feihua#di feisheng#li lianhua#li xiangyi#mysterious lotus casebook#lhl#meta
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